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Welcome to the Ithaca Swing Dance Network's home page.  On this page you'll
find pointers to
<ul>
<li><!WA2><!WA2><!WA2><!WA2><!WA2><!WA2><!WA2><!WA2><!WA2><!WA2><!WA2><!WA2><a href="#isdn">Information about the network</a>
<li><!WA3><!WA3><!WA3><!WA3><!WA3><!WA3><!WA3><!WA3><!WA3><!WA3><!WA3><!WA3><a href="#local">Ithaca area dance events</a>
<li><!WA4><!WA4><!WA4><!WA4><!WA4><!WA4><!WA4><!WA4><!WA4><!WA4><!WA4><!WA4><a href="#workshops">Workshops</a>
<li><!WA5><!WA5><!WA5><!WA5><!WA5><!WA5><!WA5><!WA5><!WA5><!WA5><!WA5><!WA5><a href="#other">Many other dance-related resources</a>
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<a name="isdn">The Ithaca Swing Dance Network (ISDN)</a> is a voluntary
organization of swing dance fans who participate in and coordinate dance
events in the <!WA6><!WA6><!WA6><!WA6><!WA6><!WA6><!WA6><!WA6><!WA6><!WA6><!WA6><!WA6><a href="http://www.cornell.edu/Ithaca.html">Ithaca, NY</a>
area.  The ISDN currently has about 200 members and is growing all the
time.  The network's activities include:
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<ul>
<li>sponsoring dances with live or recorded music
<li>sponsoring classes, workshops and performances
<li>supporting the growth of local dance troupes
<li>publishing a newsletter
<li>providing scholarships to some of the many events available for swing
dance instruction
<li>creating and maintaining a lending library of dance videos
<li>networking with other regional and national swing dance organizations
</ul>
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The ISDN sponsors one dance per month with live music.  It also holds record
hops every Wednesday night, and on the first Saturday of each month.
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Ithaca has a number of excellent <!WA7><!WA7><!WA7><!WA7><!WA7><!WA7><!WA7><!WA7><!WA7><!WA7><!WA7><!WA7><a href="http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Info/People/rvr/isdn/teachers.html">dance teachers</a>
in all styles, and in addition the Network has attracted visits from many
nationally known teachers in the past years.  These have included <!WA8><!WA8><!WA8><!WA8><!WA8><!WA8><!WA8><!WA8><!WA8><!WA8><!WA8><!WA8><a
href="http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Info/People/rvr/isdn/images/frankie.jpg">Frankie Manning</a> of Whitey's fame (who will be
making a return visit in November), West Coast champions <!WA9><!WA9><!WA9><!WA9><!WA9><!WA9><!WA9><!WA9><!WA9><!WA9><!WA9><!WA9><a
href="http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Info/People/rvr/isdn/images/debbie.jpg">Debbie Ramsey</a>, John Festa, and Maxwell Ho,
Texas Whip master <!WA10><!WA10><!WA10><!WA10><!WA10><!WA10><!WA10><!WA10><!WA10><!WA10><!WA10><!WA10><a href="http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Info/People/rvr/isdn/images/mario.jpg">Mario Robau, Jr</a>, mambo
queen <!WA11><!WA11><!WA11><!WA11><!WA11><!WA11><!WA11><!WA11><!WA11><!WA11><!WA11><!WA11><a href="http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Info/People/rvr/isdn/images/elkins.jpg">Debra Elkins</a>, smooth-style Lindy
Hopper Teddy Kern, and Savoy-style Lindy Hoppers <!WA12><!WA12><!WA12><!WA12><!WA12><!WA12><!WA12><!WA12><!WA12><!WA12><!WA12><!WA12><a
href="http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Info/People/rvr/isdn/images/ssandlt.jpg">Simon Selmon and Louise Thwaite</a> from London,
and <!WA13><!WA13><!WA13><!WA13><!WA13><!WA13><!WA13><!WA13><!WA13><!WA13><!WA13><!WA13><a href="http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Info/People/rvr/isdn/images/mitchell.jpg">Steven Mitchell</a> from California.  In
the winter we hosted a visit by three-times US Open Champion <!WA14><!WA14><!WA14><!WA14><!WA14><!WA14><!WA14><!WA14><!WA14><!WA14><!WA14><!WA14><a
href="http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Info/People/rvr/isdn/images/rcordoba.jpg">Robert Cordoba</a>.
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<h3>More information:</h3>
<ul>
<li><!WA15><!WA15><!WA15><!WA15><!WA15><!WA15><!WA15><!WA15><!WA15><!WA15><!WA15><!WA15><a href="http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Info/People/rvr/isdn/isdnhist.html">A brief history of the ISDN</a>
<li><!WA16><!WA16><!WA16><!WA16><!WA16><!WA16><!WA16><!WA16><!WA16><!WA16><!WA16><!WA16><a href="http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Info/People/rvr/isdn/tshirts.html">ISDN T-shirts and tank-tops</a>
<li><!WA17><!WA17><!WA17><!WA17><!WA17><!WA17><!WA17><!WA17><!WA17><!WA17><!WA17><!WA17><a href="http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Info/People/rvr/isdn/isdnphone.html">ISDN phone list</a>
<li><!WA18><!WA18><!WA18><!WA18><!WA18><!WA18><!WA18><!WA18><!WA18><!WA18><!WA18><!WA18><a href="http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Info/People/rvr/isdn/maillist.txt">ISDN email address list</a>
<li><!WA19><!WA19><!WA19><!WA19><!WA19><!WA19><!WA19><!WA19><!WA19><!WA19><!WA19><!WA19><a href="http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Info/People/rvr/isdn/isdnmail.html">ISDN electronic mailing list</a>
<li><!WA20><!WA20><!WA20><!WA20><!WA20><!WA20><!WA20><!WA20><!WA20><!WA20><!WA20><!WA20><a href="http://www.cs.cornell.edu/home/aswin/Ithaca/dj.html">Guide for
DJs at ISDN dances</a>
<li><!WA21><!WA21><!WA21><!WA21><!WA21><!WA21><!WA21><!WA21><!WA21><!WA21><!WA21><!WA21><a href="http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Info/People/rvr/isdn/snaps.html">Some snapshots from Ithaca swing dances</a>
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<a name="local">
<h2>Ithaca area dance events:</h2>
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<ul>
<li><!WA23><!WA23><!WA23><!WA23><!WA23><!WA23><!WA23><!WA23><!WA23><!WA23><!WA23><!WA23><a href="gopher://gopher.cit.cornell.edu:/00/.files/DANCS1"><b>Dance
events this week</b></a>
<li><!WA24><!WA24><!WA24><!WA24><!WA24><!WA24><!WA24><!WA24><!WA24><!WA24><!WA24><!WA24><a href="http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Info/People/rvr/isdn/bands.html">Bands and places to dance in the Ithaca area</a>
<li><!WA25><!WA25><!WA25><!WA25><!WA25><!WA25><!WA25><!WA25><!WA25><!WA25><!WA25><!WA25><a href="http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Info/People/rvr/isdn/classes.html">Swing dance classes being offered in Ithaca</a>
<li><!WA26><!WA26><!WA26><!WA26><!WA26><!WA26><!WA26><!WA26><!WA26><!WA26><!WA26><!WA26><a href="http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Info/People/rvr/isdn/teachers.html">Dance teachers in Ithaca</a>
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<a name="workshops">
<h2>Workshops</h2>
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<ul>
<li><!WA28><!WA28><!WA28><!WA28><!WA28><!WA28><!WA28><!WA28><!WA28><!WA28><!WA28><!WA28><a href="http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Info/People/rvr/isdn/workshops/maxwell.html">Maxwell Ho, March 1995</a>
<li><!WA29><!WA29><!WA29><!WA29><!WA29><!WA29><!WA29><!WA29><!WA29><!WA29><!WA29><!WA29><a href="http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Info/People/rvr/isdn/workshops/enio.html">Enio Cordoba, April 1995</a>
<li><!WA30><!WA30><!WA30><!WA30><!WA30><!WA30><!WA30><!WA30><!WA30><!WA30><!WA30><!WA30><a href="http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Info/People/rvr/isdn/workshops/mitchell.html">Steven Mitchell, May 1995</a>
<li><!WA31><!WA31><!WA31><!WA31><!WA31><!WA31><!WA31><!WA31><!WA31><!WA31><!WA31><!WA31><a href="http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Info/People/rvr/isdn/workshops/frankie.html">Frankie Manning, November 1995</a>
<li><!WA32><!WA32><!WA32><!WA32><!WA32><!WA32><!WA32><!WA32><!WA32><!WA32><!WA32><!WA32><a href="http://cs.cornell.edu/Info/People/aswin/cordoba.html">Robert
Cordoba, December 1995</a>
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<a name="other">
<h2>Other stuff about dancing:</h2>
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<dl><dt>General:
<dd><!WA34><!WA34><!WA34><!WA34><!WA34><!WA34><!WA34><!WA34><!WA34><!WA34><!WA34><!WA34><a href="ftp://ftp.std.com/ftp/nonprofits/dance/">Dancer's Archive</a>
<dd><!WA35><!WA35><!WA35><!WA35><!WA35><!WA35><!WA35><!WA35><!WA35><!WA35><!WA35><!WA35><a href="news:rec.arts.dance">Dance newsgroup: rec.arts.dance</a>
<dd><!WA36><!WA36><!WA36><!WA36><!WA36><!WA36><!WA36><!WA36><!WA36><!WA36><!WA36><!WA36><a href="http://www.math.ucla.edu/~eijkhout/dance_faq.html">Frequently
asked questions (FAQ) from rec.arts.dance</a>
<dd><!WA37><!WA37><!WA37><!WA37><!WA37><!WA37><!WA37><!WA37><!WA37><!WA37><!WA37><!WA37><a href="http://akebono.stanford.edu/yahoo/Entertainment/Dance/">Yahoo's
WWW dance page</a>
<dd><!WA38><!WA38><!WA38><!WA38><!WA38><!WA38><!WA38><!WA38><!WA38><!WA38><!WA38><!WA38><a href="http://zeus.ncsa.uiuc.edu:8080/~hneeman/dance_hotlist.html">Henry's
Dance Hotlist</a>
<dd><!WA39><!WA39><!WA39><!WA39><!WA39><!WA39><!WA39><!WA39><!WA39><!WA39><!WA39><!WA39><a href="http://www.cyberspace.com/vandehey/dance.html">Marv Vandehey's
Dance Directory</a>
<dd><!WA40><!WA40><!WA40><!WA40><!WA40><!WA40><!WA40><!WA40><!WA40><!WA40><!WA40><!WA40><a href="http://www.ee.princeton.edu/~aria/dancing.html">Aria's Dance
Page</a>
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<dl><dt>Special Events:
<dd><!WA41><!WA41><!WA41><!WA41><!WA41><!WA41><!WA41><!WA41><!WA41><!WA41><!WA41><!WA41><a href="http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Info/People/rvr/isdn/budapest.html">Spring Swing Fest Budapest-97</a>
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<dl><dt>Swing:
<dd><!WA42><!WA42><!WA42><!WA42><!WA42><!WA42><!WA42><!WA42><!WA42><!WA42><!WA42><!WA42><a href="http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Info/People/aswin/SwingDancing/swing_dancing.html">Aswin's Swing Dance Page</a>
<dd><!WA43><!WA43><!WA43><!WA43><!WA43><!WA43><!WA43><!WA43><!WA43><!WA43><!WA43><!WA43><a href="http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Info/People/rvr/isdn/rochester.html">Rochester Swing Dance Network</a>
<dd><!WA44><!WA44><!WA44><!WA44><!WA44><!WA44><!WA44><!WA44><!WA44><!WA44><!WA44><!WA44><a href="http://www.ultranet.com/~lgordon/bsdn.html">Boston Swing Dance
Network</a>
<dd><!WA45><!WA45><!WA45><!WA45><!WA45><!WA45><!WA45><!WA45><!WA45><!WA45><!WA45><!WA45><a href="http://www.javanet.com/~stefan/dance/NE_Swing.html">New England
Swing Dance Server</a>
<dd><!WA46><!WA46><!WA46><!WA46><!WA46><!WA46><!WA46><!WA46><!WA46><!WA46><!WA46><!WA46><a href="http://www.ee.princeton.edu/~aria/nysds.html">New York Swing
Dance Society</a>
<dd><!WA47><!WA47><!WA47><!WA47><!WA47><!WA47><!WA47><!WA47><!WA47><!WA47><!WA47><!WA47><a href="http://www.swingdance.org/">Philadelphia Swing Dance Society</a>
<dd><!WA48><!WA48><!WA48><!WA48><!WA48><!WA48><!WA48><!WA48><!WA48><!WA48><!WA48><!WA48><a href="http://catalog.com/meyer/swing.html">Washington DC
Swing Dance Server</a>
<dd><!WA49><!WA49><!WA49><!WA49><!WA49><!WA49><!WA49><!WA49><!WA49><!WA49><!WA49><!WA49><a href="http://monticello.avenue.gen.va.us/Arts/Swing/">Charlottesville
Swing Dance Society</a> 
<dd><!WA50><!WA50><!WA50><!WA50><!WA50><!WA50><!WA50><!WA50><!WA50><!WA50><!WA50><!WA50><a href="http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Michael_Wagner/tsds.htm">Toronto
Swing Dance Society</a>
<dd><!WA51><!WA51><!WA51><!WA51><!WA51><!WA51><!WA51><!WA51><!WA51><!WA51><!WA51><!WA51><a href="http://www.halcyon.com/lindyhop/">Lindy Hop in Seattle</a>
<dd><!WA52><!WA52><!WA52><!WA52><!WA52><!WA52><!WA52><!WA52><!WA52><!WA52><!WA52><!WA52><a href="http://www.cwo.com/~bcdancer/">Sacramento Dancer's Information
Link</a>
<dd><!WA53><!WA53><!WA53><!WA53><!WA53><!WA53><!WA53><!WA53><!WA53><!WA53><!WA53><!WA53><a href="http://www.math.ucla.edu/~eijkhout/la_dance/faq.html">Dancing
in Los Angeles</a>
<dd><!WA54><!WA54><!WA54><!WA54><!WA54><!WA54><!WA54><!WA54><!WA54><!WA54><!WA54><!WA54><a href="http://members.aol.com/teaseinc">Tease Inc (country and western)</a>
<dd><!WA55><!WA55><!WA55><!WA55><!WA55><!WA55><!WA55><!WA55><!WA55><!WA55><!WA55><!WA55><a href="http://www.net-shopper.co.uk/dance/index.htm">European Dance
Server</a>
<dd><!WA56><!WA56><!WA56><!WA56><!WA56><!WA56><!WA56><!WA56><!WA56><!WA56><!WA56><!WA56><a href="http://www.u-net.com/~moonweb/jive.html">Swing dancing in
the UK</a>
<dd><!WA57><!WA57><!WA57><!WA57><!WA57><!WA57><!WA57><!WA57><!WA57><!WA57><!WA57><!WA57><a href="http://www.fysik4.kth.se/lindy/intl-index.html">Lindy Hop
in Sweden</a>
<dd><!WA58><!WA58><!WA58><!WA58><!WA58><!WA58><!WA58><!WA58><!WA58><!WA58><!WA58><!WA58><a href="http://www.clinet.fi/~dance/">Finnish dance server</a>
<dd><!WA59><!WA59><!WA59><!WA59><!WA59><!WA59><!WA59><!WA59><!WA59><!WA59><!WA59><!WA59><a href="http://catalog.com/meyer/flyers.html">Flyers for national
swing dance events</a>
<dd><!WA60><!WA60><!WA60><!WA60><!WA60><!WA60><!WA60><!WA60><!WA60><!WA60><!WA60><!WA60><a href="http://www.javanet.com/~stefan/dance/major_events.html">
National swing dance event listings</a>
<dd><!WA61><!WA61><!WA61><!WA61><!WA61><!WA61><!WA61><!WA61><!WA61><!WA61><!WA61><!WA61><a href="http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Info/People/rvr/isdn/clublist.html">List of swing dance clubs and societies in the
US</a>
<dd><!WA62><!WA62><!WA62><!WA62><!WA62><!WA62><!WA62><!WA62><!WA62><!WA62><!WA62><!WA62><a href="http://gramercy.ios.com/~fraach/index.html">Boogie Dance
Productions</a>
<dd><!WA63><!WA63><!WA63><!WA63><!WA63><!WA63><!WA63><!WA63><!WA63><!WA63><!WA63><!WA63><a href="http://www.adhost.com/ltdance/">Living Traditions</a>
<dd><!WA64><!WA64><!WA64><!WA64><!WA64><!WA64><!WA64><!WA64><!WA64><!WA64><!WA64><!WA64><a href="http://www.indirect.com/www/hlr/dance/swing/">Who's Who
in Swing Dance</a>
<dd><!WA65><!WA65><!WA65><!WA65><!WA65><!WA65><!WA65><!WA65><!WA65><!WA65><!WA65><!WA65><a href="http://catalog.com/meyer/gallery.html">Pictures of
some emminent swing dancers</a>
<dd><!WA66><!WA66><!WA66><!WA66><!WA66><!WA66><!WA66><!WA66><!WA66><!WA66><!WA66><!WA66><a href="http://www.mcn.org/a/lindyhop">Archives of Early Lindy Hop</a>
<dd><!WA67><!WA67><!WA67><!WA67><!WA67><!WA67><!WA67><!WA67><!WA67><!WA67><!WA67><!WA67><a href="http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Info/People/rvr/isdn/music.html">Lists of dance music</a>
<dd><!WA68><!WA68><!WA68><!WA68><!WA68><!WA68><!WA68><!WA68><!WA68><!WA68><!WA68><!WA68><a href="http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Info/People/rvr/isdn/tips.html">Dance tips</a>
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<dl><dt>Performers:
<dd><!WA69><!WA69><!WA69><!WA69><!WA69><!WA69><!WA69><!WA69><!WA69><!WA69><!WA69><!WA69><a href="http://www.fysik4.kth.se/lindy/trhs.html">The Rhythm Hot
Shots performance troupe</a>
<dd><!WA70><!WA70><!WA70><!WA70><!WA70><!WA70><!WA70><!WA70><!WA70><!WA70><!WA70><!WA70><a href="http://www.net-shopper.co.uk/dance/troupes/zoots/index.htm">Zoots and Spangles performance troupe</a>
<dd><!WA71><!WA71><!WA71><!WA71><!WA71><!WA71><!WA71><!WA71><!WA71><!WA71><!WA71><!WA71><a href="http://www.msc.cornell.edu/~newmme/extravs/">The
ExtravaDancers performance troupe</a>
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<dl><dt>Other forms:
<dd><!WA72><!WA72><!WA72><!WA72><!WA72><!WA72><!WA72><!WA72><!WA72><!WA72><!WA72><!WA72><a href="http://www.shagger.com/">Carolina Shag</a>
<dd><!WA73><!WA73><!WA73><!WA73><!WA73><!WA73><!WA73><!WA73><!WA73><!WA73><!WA73><!WA73><a href="http://www.lamusica.com/">Judy's Salsa Page</a>
<dd><!WA74><!WA74><!WA74><!WA74><!WA74><!WA74><!WA74><!WA74><!WA74><!WA74><!WA74><!WA74><a href="http://litwww.epfl.ch/~shawn/tango/">Tango server</a>
<dd><!WA75><!WA75><!WA75><!WA75><!WA75><!WA75><!WA75><!WA75><!WA75><!WA75><!WA75><!WA75><a href="http://lancelot.bio.cornell.edu/matej/tango.html">Tango in
Ithaca</a>
<dd><!WA76><!WA76><!WA76><!WA76><!WA76><!WA76><!WA76><!WA76><!WA76><!WA76><!WA76><!WA76><a href="http://w4.lns.cornell.edu/~hs/cbdc/">Cornell Ballroom Dance
Club</a>
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<i>
<dl>
<dd>All the ills of mankind,
<dd>all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books,
<dd>all the political blunders,
<dd>all the failures of the great leaders
<dd>have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing.
<dl><dd><b>- Moliere</b></dl>
</dl>
</i>
<i>
<dl>
<dd>Have fun!  Look cool!  Dance to the music!
<dl><dd><b>- the ISDN</b></dl>
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</i>
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<!WA81><!WA81><!WA81><!WA81><!WA81><!WA81><!WA81><!WA81><!WA81><!WA81><!WA81><!WA81><a href="http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Info/People/rvr/isdn/copyright.html">(c) 1996, various people</a>.
Last modified: July 28, 1996
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<address>
<!WA82><!WA82><!WA82><!WA82><!WA82><!WA82><!WA82><!WA82><!WA82><!WA82><!WA82><!WA82><a href="http://www.cs.cornell.edu/home/rvr/">
Robbert van Renesse</a>, rvr@cs.cornell.edu, and
Mark Newman, newmme@msc.cornell.edu
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